| A | B |
|---|
| Adolf Hitler | The leader of Germany after World War I |
| Alliances | Promises to defend another nation in the event of war. |
| Anti-Semitism | Hatred of Jewish people |
| Archduke Ferdinand | The heir to the Austrian throne |
| Armistice | A ceasefire before a peace treaty |
| Austro-Hungarian Empire | One of the Central Powers that was in the middle of the alliance. |
| Battle of the Marne | An early battle in France |
| Benito Mussolini | The leader of Italy after World War I |
| Black Tuesday | The day of the Stock Market crash |
| Bolshevik Revolution | The Russian Revolution |
| Chancellor | The title of Germany's leader after World War I |
| Collectivization | A Soviet policy of combining private farms into huge units |
| Communism | An extreme type of socialism |
| Cult of Personality | This explains the popularity of some political leaders |
| Dictatorship | A government led by someone who takes power by force. |
| Diplomacy | The practice of discussion and negotiation |
| Dust Bowl | American farmland during the Great Depression |
| Eastern Front | The battles between Germany, Russia and Poland |
| Enlist | To willingly sign up for the military |
| Ethiopia | A country invaded by Mussolini's troops |
| Fascism | Mussolini's political philosophy |
| Final Solution | Hitler's plan the kill all the Jews in Europe |
| Five-Year Plans | Russian (and Chinese) programs to build military and industry |
| Franklin Roosevelt | The US president who created the New Deal |
| Gallipoli | A battle between Turkish and Australian forces |
| German Empire | The northernmost of the Central Powers |
| Great Depression | Started with the Stock Market crash and ended with World War II |
| Great Purge | The planned killing of all of Stalin's enemies in the USSR |
| Great War | Another word for World War I |
| Gulag | A prison camp where Stalin sent his enemies |
| Herbert Hoover | The US president at the beginning of the Great Depression |
| Hideki Tojo | The Prime Minister of Japan during World War II |
| Hirohito | The emperor of Japan during World War II |
| Imperialism | a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. |
| Joseph Stalin | The leader of the USSR after World War I |
| Kaiser Wilhelm II | The leader of Germany during World War I |
| Korea | Country invavded by Japan after World War I |
| League of Nations | Organization created by President Woodrow Wilson |
| Manchuria | A part of China invaded by Japan after World War I |
| Mandate System | The creation of new nations like Iraq, Palestine, and Syria after World War I |
| Militarism | The glorification of the armed forces |
| Nationalism | Extreme patriotism |
| Nazi Party/National Socialism | Hitler's philosophy and political party |
| New Deal | Programs President Roosevelt created to help end the Great Depression |
| New Economic Policy | Economic programs created by Lenin after the First World War |
| Ottoman Empire | The southernmost member of the Central Powers |
| Propaganda | Biased information used to promote a cause |
| Ration | To limit the use of food or other supplies |
| Reparations | Payments for war damages |
| Russian Empire | The largest country that fought in World War I |
| Russian Revolution | This happened in 1917 and took a major power out of the war. |
| Russo-Japanese War | A war where the Japanese defeated the Russians before World War I |
| Scapegoat | To blame someone for a problem that they did not cause |
| Secret Police | Security forces used by Hitler and Stalin |
| Self-Rule | The desire of a nation to control it's own interests |
| Shantytown | Also known as a Hooverville |
| Somme | The most bloody battle of World War I; fought in Germany. |
| Stock Market Crash of 1929 | One of the main events that led to the Great Depression |
| Tannenberg | An battle between Germany and Russia in Russia |
| Tariffs | Taxes or additions added to imported goods |
| Treaty of Versailles | The main treaty that ended World War I |
| Trench Warfare | The main type of battle on the Western Front |
| Tsar Nicholas II | The leader of Germany Russia World War I |
| Vladimir Lenin | The first leader of Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution |
| Western Front | The battle between Germany and France |
| Woodrow Wilson | The President of the United States during World War I |
